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THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN CANADA HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS :— Placer Gold, $77,668,045; Lode Gold, $122,808,190; Silver, $74,111,397; Lead, $89, 218,907; Copper, $197, 642, 647; Zine, $39, 926, O47: Coal and Coke, $973,048, 9533 Building Stone, Brick, Cement, $44,905,886; Miscellaneous Minerals, $1,694,387; Making mineral production to the end of 1925 show

AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $920,919,628

| The substantial progress of the mining industry in this prov--

ince is- strikingly il show the "value of production for successive 5-year periods:

For all years to 1895, inclusive . vaeeeeee $ 94,547,241 For five years, 1896-1900. ..cccesecceees 57,605,967 _ For five years, 1901-1905 .....essseeees 96,507,968 For five years, 1906-1910 ....c.sseseees 125,634,474 For five years, 1911-1915 .......:ee00e . 142,072,603 For five yeats, 1916-1920) .......0008 189,922, 725 For the year 1921 0... cccceee nen eneees 23, 066, 641 For the year 1922/,......-.-+-seeeee eee 25, 158, 848 For the year 1923...0.0-:ceseeeseeeeee 41,804, 820 For the year 1924.. seeaeas 48, 704, 604 For the year.i1925......... teaceeceeeene GL, 492, 242

PRODUCTION DURING LAST TEN YEARS, $404,649,375 7

Lode mining has only been in progress about 25 years, and only about one- ~

half of the Province bas been prospected: :200,000; square miles of unexplored _ mineral bearing lands are open for prospecting: -The wining laws.of this Province are more liberal and the fees lower than any other Provinca {n the Dominion or any Colony. jn the British Emplre, Mineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal fega," Absolute titles are obtained by. developing such properties, security of which is guaranteed by Wi gran’ Crow’ .B.--Practically all British Colambla mineral Properties npo pon whietr work haa been dona are described in some one of the, Annua’ Minister

1 Those considering mining investments should pererta ef suc reports, of Mines. available without charge on ager Hoation: to. ent of Mines, Victoria, B.C. Reports covering onch of theaix Mine urvey Datel are

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“Advertising rates—-$1.50 per inch per month; reading notices 16c per line first insertion. 10¢ per ‘line each subsequent insertion. i

One yex . . «= $2.00 Six monthe _ ~~ 4.00

U.S. and British Jales - $2.50 per year

Notices for Crown Grants ==» - $12. 0 Purchase of Land - eos “Licence tc Prosnect for Coal - 2 00

The Constitution Argument

The press of Canadaare devot- ing much space on their front pages and editorial pages to the action of the Governor-General in bringing about, finally, the disso- lution of parliament. The ex- premier, Mr. King has whined very considerably and has open- ly attacked the Governor-General with the one purpose of covering up his own great weakness in re-

and we believe the majority of the people in Canada, believe the Governor-General took the only course that was open to him un- der. the circumstances. Mr.King has himself alone to blame, and losing his temper and making silly statements and silly threats is not improving his position.

Neither will the people of Can- ada be fooled by all this consti- tutional harangue when they de- sire to have a stop put to the bootlegging and smuggling that bas robbed the treasury of this country of so many millions of dollars.

The coming contest promises to be even more bitter than were the last days of the recent ses- sion. The Canadian form of gov- ernment will be attacked, total independence will find advocates, and in some sections religious prejudices will be appealed to in order to conceal any great policy either party may have to advo- cate. The only hope for a sane campaign is that the constitu- tional gale will blow itself out before the campaign starts.

The most humorous feature of the political: situation at Ottawa] is the equirming of the Prosress- ives, who deliberately double- crossed first one party and. then the other, with results far from their own liking. The much-self- boasted saviours of - the people haye turned out to be destrovers of governments,

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There promises to be more half. truths and whole-bunk handed out by politicians in. the next few months than for any other period in Canada’ 8, history. The Gover- nor-General will’ ‘be used ‘as a smoke Bereen ‘to hide ‘the real issues,

Too. bad the Ottawa govern- ment eotild not have’ hung. on a few short months. “The long hights of late fall and winter’ tire

s | Bo! much better ‘for hearing’ poli: | tical speeches than are the bright |" Aan hot evenings, of’ thie dufimet,

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fusing to accept defeat in the]. House. .The majority of papers, |’

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goon be listening to more hot-air political speeches, and the’ candi- dates will try to educate their hearers by the sweat of) their brows.

The election guessers are now busy figuring out the date of the next contest. The more general opinion sets it toward the end of September,

Skeena berry growers are more interested in berries and the first wheat ships than they are in the next election.

Too bad parliament adjourned and hung up 48 divorees. Life sure is tough for some.

Development Of Strike Presents Little Difficulty

The reports from the Topley gold: and: silver discovery have aroused more and more enthusi- asim in the interior and there are those who talk about millions. Some already refer to it as great- er than the Premier mine and richer that the silyer mines in New Ontario,

The dimensions of the dike a are now given as 400 feet square and a known depth of, 50 feet, The

original locators have several op= |?

en cuts which satisfied them and the end of last week they started a crosseut tunnel at the 50 foot level. The ground is so soft the two men can, it is reported,make six to eight feet a day.

Reports of assays run all the way from $30 on the surface to $112 in the tunnel. The values are all gold and silver with a lit- tle lead in some samples,

The locators have erected a cabin and ore platforms and are piling up the ore from the tunnel ready for shipment.

“Pat” Aldous Killed

Manv people in this district were sorry to hear of ‘the tragic déath of A. C. (‘*Pat’’) Aldous, who was killed by a falling swing of canned salmon ata Vancouver wharf on Wednesday last week. Pat was working as a longshore- tian at the time. ‘ His skull was fractured, and he passed away at the Vancouver General Hospital. The late Mr. Aldous was @ resi- dent at Hazelton during construc- tion and townsite days, and he was, with Murray, local selling agent for South Hazelton, He was married to Victoria, daugh-

tet of Chas. Morison,‘of Metla-|

katla, and is survived by his wife and two sons. He was well

known i in this district, and much.

dympathy i is felt for Mrs, Aldous and | family,

‘The geodetic survey party on the railway will move next week |]. from Cedarvalé to New Hazeltofi ||: where they will: make . headquae.|)

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